Advisory Board: SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
Subject: Presentation on the health associations of indoor and outdoor air pollution from member of the Physicians for Social Responsibility SF Bay Chapter
Department: Conservation and Development
Presenter: Shoshana Wechsler, Chair
Contact: (925) 655-2816, demian.hardman@dcd.cccounty.us <mailto:demian.hardman@dcd.cccounty.us>
Referral History and Update:
Health and climate change has been a topic of strong interest to the Commission. Chair Wechsler requested that Dr. Bret Adrews present to the Commission on the impacts of climate change and health.
Dr. Andrews is a recently retired neurologist who practiced at Kaiser Oakland and Richmond for 22 years. He’s founded a group called NICHe, Neurologists Interested in Climate and Health (nichebrainhealth.com). As a member of Physicians for Social Responsibility SF Bay Chapter (PSR-SF,), he presents on the co-benefits of reducing greenhouse emissions and fossil fuel emissions.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE Presentation on the health associations of indoor and outdoor air pollution from member of the Physicians for Social Responsibility SF Bay Chapter
Fiscal Impact (if any):
None.